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the NEWS’ CONTEST
Is now on and will con¬
tinue through Decerr q
20th. Vote for one of ti.
contestants today. 1 j
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VOL. 11. NO. 50
JOSEPH M. TERRELL
APPOINTED SENATOR
APPOINTMENT of former gov¬
ernor by GOVERNOR BROWN
WAS NO SURPRISE TO HIS
ifriends.
Former Governor Joseph Merriweth¬
er Terrell was last Thursday night
pointed by Governor Brown to the
United States Senate ta fill the va¬
cancy caused by the death of Sena¬
tor A. S. Clay.
The appointment of Mr. Terrell was
no surprise either to him or to his
friends as it was known that he had
a desire for years to represent the
people in the senate, and as he was
an ardent supporter of Governor
Brown in both his campaigns for
gubernatorial honors, it has been con¬
fidently expected since the vacancy
occurred that he would get the plum.
But his road for the future looms
up rocky and full of troubles. His
appointment is only for the time be¬
tween now and the meeting of the
legislature next .June, and already
there are two avowed candidates af¬
ter the job before that body. They
are Congressman Thomas W. Hard¬
wick of the Tenth district, and Hon.
W. A. Covington of Colquitt county.
Congressman Hardwick stated last
Thursday that he was a candidate
either before the next legislature or
before the people if a primary is held
for the election of a senator to fill
the term. Mr. Hardwick was % one of
the most resourceful and ardent sup¬
porters of Gov. Hoke Smith in his
campaigns and he has notified Mr.
Smith of his intention to make the
race.
And that brings about more prog¬
nostications. It is being freely pre¬
dicted by Mr. Smith’s friends that he
will be a candidate for the place be
fore the legislature or the people, and
would resign the governorship, leav
ing that place to be filled by the
president of the state senate who
will be elected at the opening of the
session. With Hardwick in the run
nin, and he being so close to the
governor-elect, that complicates mat¬
ters considerably and will likely cause
Mr. Smith to stay out of the melee.
Should Judge Covington, .Congress¬
man Hardwick and Gov. Terrell all
get before the people in a primary
for the place, should that be called
Mr. Farmer
Did you know that right at your
own door—in your own home town—
there is a real up-to-date line of Farming
Tools that are seldom to be had in a
town of many times the size of Coving¬
ton? We do not take any old thing
that’s offered us, but select only the line
with a reputation. Cl We get the best
Harrow from one manufacturer and the
best Stalk Cutter from another, and our
Plows still from another. Cl We guar¬
antee satisfaction and 8 re here to make
good our claims. C© Call to see us and
take a look at our prices.
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COL LIVINGSTON
HERE LAST WEEK
HE LOOKS HALE AND HEARTY,
AND IN BEST OF SPIRITS.—
MAY APPLY FOR CLERK¬
SHIP OF HOUSE.
Congressman L. F. Livingston was
in the city mingling with his many
friends last Friday, and was a pleas¬
ant caller at the News office. The
Colonel looks hale and hearty and
seemed to he in the best of spirits.
In talking of the next speakership
of the house he stated that there was
hardly a question of doubt as to the
election of Champ Clark, of Missouri,
now minority leader in the house.
Col. Livingston, stated that many
of the old members of the congress
were insisting that he take the clerk¬
ship of congress, it being almost
equivocal to a membership. He is
undecided yet as to whether he will
1 apply tor the
place, but believes
that should lie decide to do so,
there will be nothing to prevent his
securing the nomination.
Col. Livingston has many friends
here who feel very close to him and
who are always glad for him to visit
the city.
State Secretary Here.
Mr. C. O. Harwell, state secretary
of the Georgia Poultry Association,
was in toe city a few hours last
Thursday, enroute to his home in At¬
lanta from Eatonton where he had
been to judge the poultry in the coun¬
ty fair being held there. Mr. Har¬
well was very much interested in
the chicken show to be held here
beginning tomorrow, and will have
some very fine White Plymouth
j Rocks on exhibition here. Mr. Har¬
j well is very enthusiastic over the
outlook for the big state show to be
held in January in Atlanta. He says
it is to be the biggest show of its
kind ever held in the south.
instead of an election by the legisla¬
ture, there will likely be something
doing as they are all scrappers from
the start. That is all surmise though,
but extGov. Terrell caught the plum
for the present and will represent
the people until the time for the
legislature to again meet.
COVINGTON, GEOfiEIXTREiW 23, 1910.
THURSDAY IS THE
DAY FOR OPENING
OVER TWO HUNDRED BIRDS AL¬
READY ENTERED, AND INTER¬
EST BECOMING INTENSE
IN BIG POULTRY SHOW.
The entries have closed for the big
chicken show which commences to¬
morrow, Thursday, and continues
throughout the week. The entries
have not yet been counted by the
secretary but it is. known that there
aie more than two hundred birds, en¬
tered, and it is estimated that there
will be sohething like two hundred
and fifty or three hundred thorough¬
breds on exhibition at the show,
which is about twi^e the number en¬
tered at any former show.
Of these entries, there is represent¬
ed all the popular varieties of thor¬
oughbred chickens, ducks, pigeons an
turkeys, and when they are all ar¬
ranged in. the show room it will be
one of the prettiest sights ever seen
in this section. Interest from all
sections of the county in breeding
thoroughbreds has been thoroughly
aroused, and the local breeders are
all vieing with each other in produc¬
ing the best in each of the varieties,
in some of which competition will be
keen and intensely interesting. This
is particularly true in the Rhode Is¬
land Red class and the White Ply¬
mouth Rocks. These two breeds are
represented in large numbers, and
will attract much attention ajt the
show.
Outside of the members of the
Newton County Poultry Association,
under whose auspices the show is
being pulled off, and the citizens of
the county, there will be a long string
of birds entered here from all over
the state. A string of twenty birds
have been entered here, coming di¬
rectly from the big show just closed
at Eatonton, and Atlanta breeders
will also be well represented. En¬
tries have also come from other sec¬
tions of the state and altogether the
show will put up a splendid exhibi¬
tion.
The show- is to be held in the cor¬
ner store room being erected by
Messrs, Lee and Anderson, which will
make an ideal place for it, and ev¬
erything is in readiness for the re¬
ception of the birds. The Association
has left nothing undone which will
tend to make the show a good one,
and each of the members have done
all they could to promote enthusiasm
to the point of entering all the good
specimen of birds in the county.
The premium ribbons have arrived
and are beauties., being duplicates of
those used by the big shows, and when
a breeder wins one of them he will
have something of which he may feel
justly proud. Besides the ribbons
there are also a number of cash
prizes which will be warmly contested
for, and will put spice into the show.
Judge Marshall, who will make the
awards will arrive Friday morning to
do the judging act, and it goes with¬
out saying that every man with birds
in the show will get absolutely fair
treatment. Mr. Marshall is a licensed
judge under the biggest association
in the country, and does the judging
for the big northern and western
shows.
Every citizen of the county should
come to the show on one of the
days. It will be well worth his while,
and the sight of all these birds will
be an. inspiration to all who are in¬
terested in bringing up one of the
profitab’e industries of the country.
Judge Covington For Senatorship.
Judge W. A. Covington, of Moultrie,
is a candidate for United States sen¬
ator to succeed Senator Alexander
Stephen Clay, who died Sunday.
Judge Covington has already an¬
nounced his candidacy by letters to
friends over the state and will be a
candidate for the vacant office either
before the legislature in June or in
the special primary should a primary
be called for the purpose of electing
Senator Clay’s successor.
Letters announcing his candidacy
have been sent out by Judge Coving¬
ton to all his friends.
Judge Covington is recognized as
one of the strongest prohibition lead¬
ers of the state. He was a member
of the house of representatives from
Colquitt county when the prohibition
law came up for passage in 1907, and
it. was largely through his untiring
efforts that prohibition prevailed in
Georgia.
Judge Covington was born in Chero¬
kee county, but had been a resident
of Colquitt for many years, and for
many years he has been a prominent
factor not only in south Georgia poli¬
tics, but in the politics of the state.
BIG PERIOD PRIZE
HITS THEM RIGHT
CONTESTANTS DELIGHTED WITH
CLUB OFFER—JUST THE
THING SAYS ONE OF
THE CONTESTANTS.
Fifty Thousand votes to be given
away for every fifty one year sub¬
scriptions, renewals or new, turned
in to this oifice by December 1st.
This is your opportunity to win
this handsome piano, or parlor suit,
or at least get a big lead. This is
the best offer that will be made dur¬
ing this contest, and the only club
offer.
You should vote early, and late, for
the time is short. Do not leave a
stone unturned, if it will secure you
a vote. The coming two weeks will
really be the test of your popularity,
and business ability. Don’t be
“weighed in the balances, and found
wanting.’’ Show your friends that
you intend to win one of these beau¬
tiful premiums. If you intend to
win one of these beautiful prizes,
now is the time to get busy, if you
don’t, the contestant who does work
will get a lead that it will be hard
for you to overcome. Don’t get dis¬
couraged, but get to work, and work
hard.
Prove your claim of being the most
popular lady in Newton county, and
at the same time secure a valuable
and handsome premium as substantial
evidence of the fact.
Length of Subscriptions.
Some of our contestants have asked
if they could secure subscriptions for
five years or more. To these we
will state that you may secure sub¬
scriptions. for as many years as your
friends are willing to subscribe for.
Remember, the longer the subscrip¬
tion, the more votes. NOW IS THE
TIME TO CASH YOUR PROMISES.
The most of our contestants are
working hard, and each determined
within herself that she will win the
piano. It takes this kind of will¬
power, and determination for any one
to succeed at anything.
The following is the standing of
contestants up to and including Mon¬
day, November 21st, which shows
that a lively war is being waged:
Miss Lillie May Aron..... 49,000
Miss Lila Ruth Hicks,...... 48,940
Mrs. F. P. Harrison....... 22,000
Miss Lucile Hendrix.......17.500
Miss Tonnnye Ozburn,......11,500
Miss Bessie Ezelle,......9,220
Miss Lillian Farr........ 7,250
Miss Ruby Presley.......6,000
Miss Lillie Belle Winburn.....3,500
Miss Alice Thompson.....3,500
Miss Una Smith.........3,500
Miss Chloe Murrelle,......2,000
Miss Cleo Sigman.........2,000
Miss Ruth Duke.........1,500
Miss C. B. Glass.........1,890
Miss Fannie Herrin.......5,250
Miss Hattie Salter,........5,000
There has been a number of new
nominations received during the past
week, which will not be announced
until December 1st, owing to the
fact that we have just made a club
offer of Fifty Thousand Votes, and
they are making a strenuous effort
to catch up.
Pretty Home Wedding.
Sunday afternoon, at 3:30 o’clock,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Beazley, the former Joseph Freeman
residence,there occurred a* very pretty
home wedding, Rev. W. R. Branham,
pastor of the Social Circle Methodist
church officiating.
The contracting parties were Mr.
J. O. Stanton and Miss LaRue Walkef
well known and popular citizens re¬
siding at Newborn. Mr. Stanton is
a prominent business man of New¬
born, being a merchant, farmer, cot¬
ton buyer, warehouse man, etc. He
is closely connected to the Stantons
of Social Circle and stands high in
his home town.
The bride is a member of a most
excellent Newton county family and
has many friends throughout the
country to wish for a happy voyage
across the sea of life.
The Beazley home presented a
very inviting as well as interesting
spectacle upon the occasion of this
happy union. The attendant®, Miss
Nelle Morgan, of Greensboro, and
Miss Nelle Speer were very attrac¬
tive, indeed, occupying places on eith¬
er side of the folding doors In which
the nuptial® were consumafed.—Wal¬
ton News.
Help your friend win the club offer
of Fifty Thousand votes. Every one
year subscription does double duty
until December 1st
$1. A Year In Advancé-
COVINGTON WILL
HAVE NEW CHURCH
REPORTED HERE THAT CAME
LITES HAVE PURCHASED OLD
BAPTIST HOUSE OF WOR¬
SHIP AS IT STANDS.
It is reported here that the old
Baptist church building has been sold
to the Camelite Association and the
members of that faith in the county.
The church is popularly known as
the Christian church and has a large
membership throughout the country
and especially in Georgia.
There are a number of members
of this church in the county and that
they want the building above men¬
tioned is good for the city, as they
will then have a central place of
worship in the county. We under¬
stand the deal was made through a
representative of the association and
one or two local men. The price
paid by them for the building was
$1750, they to take the building fur¬
nished as it was when the Baptists
moved to their new bbuilding, except
that the pulpit furnishings are to be
replaced by them. This arrangement
makes it very convenient for them,
in that they can commence at once
holding services in their house of
worship, and will from the start have
a comfortable'and commodious home.
It is expected that a revival will
be begun by the new faith here with
it a short time and that they will
start with quite a nice membership
among citizens of the city and county.
If the report is true, and the Chris¬
tian church is established here it
will be given a hearty welcome by the
people of the city and especially those
of other denominations.
M’Collum Named Conyers Postmaster
Mr. John T. A. McCollum has re¬
ceived notice of his appointment as
postmaster at Conyers, has made
bond, and will take charge as .soon
as he receives his commission.
There were seven or eight appli¬
cants, Mr. McCollum being the only
Republican.
Mr. McCollum is a prosperous far¬
mer, a clever gentleman, well quali¬
fied, will make a good postmaster and
we feel sure will give the public sat¬
isfaction.—Conyers Times.
How
Delightfully
Independent
Is The
Woman who can make out a check
against her own bank account! Whether
she is going shopping, or to pay for what
she has already bought, she feels the
pleasure of being able to tender “her per¬
sonal check’’ for the amount. Ladies
bank your money with us, and it will
not only convenient and dignified, but
also most profitable, too.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $100,000.00
— - We Invite Your Patronage.=-=
$600.90 IN PREMIUMS
Will be Given Away In
the News’ big voting con¬
test now on. Vote for
your lady friend.
PLANS MADE FOR
MONUMENT FUND
GENERAL MIDDLEBROOK begins
STATE WIDE FUND RAISING
FOR MONUMENT TO WO¬
MEN OF CONFEDERACY.
Brigadier General Lucius L. Middle
brook, of this city, has just issued a
letter to the chapters of the Daugh¬
ters of the Confederacy throughout
the state, and where there was no
such chapter, to the superintendent
of the schools, asking that they raise
a fund for the purpose of erecting a
monument, presumably at the state
capitol grounds in Atlanta, to the no¬
ble women of the confederacy, who
so nobly bore their part of the great
conflict of the sixties.
General Middlebrook has outlined
a plan by which it is believed that
the fund may be raised and which
will prove very interesting if carried
out as per .his instructions to the
various chapters and schools. A day,
more precisely, the third day of De¬
cember, has been designated as “tag
day” and each pupil in the public
schools will be furnished with the
tags to sell to the citizens of their
respective territory, the nominal
amount of each of the tags to go
into the fund for the monument.
The plan is a good one and the
cause is indeed noble. Every man
in Georgia should help pay this de¬
served tribute to those noble women,
and even before the day set apart
as the day for raising the fund,should
subscribe liberally to the chapter of
the Daughters of the Confederacy
nearest him, in order that there will
be no possibility of there not being
enough funds to erect a suitable shaft.
All Georians should feel honored at
being allowed to make a contribution
to this cause and should avail them¬
selves of the opportunity at the first
presentation of the plan.
Contest Will Close December 20th.
Now is the time for every one to
get busy and stay busy, as the end
is drawing near in the News’ great
popularity contest, and if you intend
to win one of those beautiful pre¬
miums. If you are a friend of any
of the contestants, prove your friend¬
ship by helping them.
